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CANOPHILIAS
Definition of CANOPHILIAS
Wiktionary has no entry for CANOPHILIAS itself. This is its base word, CANOPHILIA.
noun
Synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for CANOPHILIA.
From cano- (“dog”) + -philia. Piecewise doublet of cynophilia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CANOPHILIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CANOPHILIAS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACHIILNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start CANOPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found CANOPHILIAS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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